A. Getting worse.

B. Doing well.

C. Developing slowly.

D. Changing quickly.（3）What can we infer from the last sentence of the passage?

A. Children are angry with their parents

B. Teenagers practice games for their future jobs

C. Some teenagers are crazy about playing games

D. Parents stop their children playing games successfully.

（4）What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Pro gaming isn't all fun and games.

B. The career as a pro gamer doesn't last long.

C. Being a pro gamer is a good choice for teenagers.

D. Being a pro gamer is an easy way to make money.

【答案】（1）D

（2）B

（3）C

（4）A

【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要玩电子游戏和为之赚钱对当今许多青少年来说似乎是一个梦想中的工作。从三个方面说明这职业并不是都有趣。

（1）细节理解题。由2017, there were more than 3,000 gaming competitions and over 10,000 professional players worldwide. 可知2017年，全球有10000多名专业玩家。故选D。

（2）词义猜测题。由 A large number of people watch their competitions online, and successful gamers can get more than 1,000,000 dollars from prize money and ads.很多人在网上观看他们的比赛，成功的玩家可以从奖金和广告中获得超过100万美元的收入。可知显然这个行业发展很快。故选B。

（3）推理判断题。由Becoming a professional is not just about being good at playing games- it also takes a lot of hard work. Some pro gamers practice for fourteen hours a day. "You need to spend much time and put all your efforts to it.成为一名专业人士不仅仅是因为擅长玩游戏，还需要付出很多努力。一些职业玩家每天练习14个小时和你需要花很多时间，全力以赴。可知一些未成年人对玩游戏已经到了痴迷的程度，故选C。

（4）主旨大意题。由本文大意主要介绍玩电子游戏和为之赚钱对当今许多青少年来说似乎是一个梦想中的工作。从三个方面说明这职业并不是都有趣。可知选项A符合文章的大意。故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

15．阅读理解

Friends are important to the children. Research shows that children who have no friends can suffer from difficulties later in life. Friendship provides children with more than just fun. By making friends, children learn how to get in touch with others and solve problems. Having friends even does good to children's study for they can help each other after class.